Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Paul Kolnik

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER What you need to know: Liberty City's own Robert Battle returns to Miami as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey company. He's not the only Florida son coming home. Jamar Roberts, who studied at New World School of the Arts and Dance Empire of Miami, will also dance in a program that includes Ailey's masterpiece "Revelations," Czech-Dutch choreographer Jiri Kylian's "Petit Mort" and New York-based Ronald K. Brown's "Grace." The Friday and Saturday evening performances will include "From Before" by Garth Fagan, the Tony Award-winning choreographer of "The Lion King"; Battle's "Strange Humors"; and Israeli contemporary dancer Ohad Naharin's "Minus 16." When and where: 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Feb. 22; 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 23 and 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Arsht Center Tickets: $25-$120 at 305-949-6722 or ArshtCenter.org

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER What you need to know: Liberty City's own Robert Battle returns to Miami as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey company. He's not the only Florida son coming home. Jamar Roberts, who studied at New World School of the Arts and Dance Empire of Miami, will also dance in a program that includes Ailey's masterpiece "Revelations," Czech-Dutch choreographer Jiri Kylian's "Petit Mort" and New York-based Ronald K. Brown's "Grace." The Friday and Saturday evening performances will include "From Before" by Garth Fagan, the Tony Award-winning choreographer of "The Lion King"; Battle's "Strange Humors"; and Israeli contemporary dancer Ohad Naharin's "Minus 16." When and where: 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Feb. 22; 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 23 and 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Arsht Center Tickets: $25-$120 at 305-949-6722 or ArshtCenter.org (Paul Kolnik)

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER What you need to know: Liberty City's own Robert Battle returns to Miami as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey company. He's not the only Florida son coming home. Jamar Roberts, who studied at New World School of the Arts and Dance Empire of Miami, will also dance in a program that includes Ailey's masterpiece "Revelations," Czech-Dutch choreographer Jiri Kylian's "Petit Mort" and New York-based Ronald K. Brown's "Grace." The Friday and Saturday evening performances will include "From Before" by Garth Fagan, the Tony Award-winning choreographer of "The Lion King"; Battle's "Strange Humors"; and Israeli contemporary dancer Ohad Naharin's "Minus 16." When and where: 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Feb. 22; 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 23 and 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Arsht Center Tickets: $25-$120 at 305-949-6722 or ArshtCenter.org